People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Madagascar
Madagascar: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities was 13.87 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 13.87 million people for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Madagascar peaked at 13.87 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.48 million people, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 13th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.48 million people | — |
| 2001 | 11.68 million people | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 11.87 million people | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 12.06 million people | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 12.24 million people | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 12.37 million people | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 12.50 million people | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 12.63 million people | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 12.75 million people | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 12.87 million people | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 12.99 million people | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 13.09 million people | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 13.18 million people | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 13.26 million people | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 13.34 million people | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 13.40 million people | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 13.46 million people | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 13.51 million people | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 13.56 million people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 13.61 million people | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 13.64 million people | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 13.67 million people | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 13.68 million people | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 13.69 million people | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 13.87 million people | +1.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 13.87 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.27 million people, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 13.87 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.04 million people, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.24 million people | 11.48 million people | 12.87 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.34 million people | 12.99 million people | 13.61 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.71 million people | 13.64 million people | 13.87 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 10 Mozambique 15.74 million people compare
- 11 Bangladesh 14.76 million people compare
- 12 Chad 14.32 million people compare
- 14 Sudan 13.37 million people compare
- 15 Afghanistan 12.94 million people compare
- 16 China 12.25 million people compare
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Madagascar?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Madagascar was 13.87 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 13.87 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.48 million people in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Madagascar ranks 13th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.